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Gentle Giant Rowing Club rows on the Mystic River in Somerville - convenient location right off of Rt 93!
Our Spring Youth Season will begin in March of 2024 - exact dates of the program are to be determined. Why not check out GGRC this October?
Come down to the Mystic River in Somerville on October 28th! No experience is necessary! Experienced rowers are also welcome. Our program is for rowers from 8th - 12th grade. Our Youth Rowers take to the Mystic River Monday - Friday 4p-6p and GGRC rows out of the Blessing of the Bay Boathouse in Somerville. We are currently working on our rowing calendar for 2024 but want to give rowers an exposure to rowing before the cold sets in.
We’ll show you how to row on our RowErgs and then take you down to the Mystic River to take some strokes in our training barge or one of our boats. This is a great way to determine if rowing is right for you! Have experience and would like to see what rowing on the Mystic River is like? Come down and chat with our rowers.
From 9am-11am, we’ll take rowers out on the Mystic - no registration is necessary.
Rowing is the ultimate team sport and participants learn the value of teamwork as well as pushing themselves past perceived limitations. One aspect that is often overlooked is the way this forms relationships with teammates and a strong support system between rowers develops. Lessons learned on the water will stay with young rowers throughout their lives. One testimonial of this: "I just wanted to say how much we appreciate the GGRC program. When our son joined he was in a bit of a rough place emotionally/developmentally. He’s grown so much and learned to like rowing so much and we think that had so much to do with GGRC. You have such a warm, low pressure environment, yet demanded discipline and team work that was just what he needed."
Come row with us!
